New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- An Instagram video shared by Tanya Poddar has triggered concern and panic online after she described a near-fatal incident involving sharp kite string, or manjha, while returning home from work.

In the now-viral clip, Tanya recounts how the incident occurred on 2 January when she was just a few hundred metres away from her residence. While crossing a bridge in Pune-part of her regular commute-she suddenly felt a thread tighten around her neck. Initially mistaking it for something harmless, she soon realised it was an extremely sharp manjha that caused immediate cuts and burn injuries.

She said repeated attempts to remove the string left her with a stitched finger, wounds on her neck caused by friction, and lasting t...